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    The human sleep cycle involves different stages as the brain waves change frequency throughout the night. Non-REM sleep has 3 stages, with stage 3 being the deepest sleep. Within 90 minutes, the brain speeds up and enters REM sleep, when dreaming occurs and eyes move rapidly. The cycle then repeats, with each cycle taking around 90 minutes. Waking during deep sleep or REM sleep can leave one feeling unrested, so it's best to wake during lighter sleep phases close to natural consciousness. The sleep calculator helps pick times to fall asleep and wake up to allow for full 90 minute sleep cycles.

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    The human sleep cycle involves different stages as the brain waves change frequency throughout the night. Non-REM sleep has 3 stages, with stage 3 being the deepest sleep. Within 90 minutes, the brain speeds up and enters REM sleep, when dreaming occurs and eyes move rapidly. The cycle then repeats, with each cycle taking around 90 minutes. Waking during deep sleep or REM sleep can leave one feeling unrested, so it's best to wake during lighter sleep phases close to natural consciousness. The sleep calculator helps pick times to fall asleep and wake up to allow for full 90 minute sleep cycles.

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    How Does This Work?: Source: Wikipedia

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    The human sleep cycle involves different stages as the brain waves change frequency throughout the night. Non-REM sleep has 3 stages, with stage 3 being the deepest sleep. Within 90 minutes, the brain speeds up and enters REM sleep, when dreaming occurs and eyes move rapidly. The cycle then repeats, with each cycle taking around 90 minutes. Waking during deep sleep or REM sleep can leave one feeling unrested, so it's best to wake during lighter sleep phases close to natural consciousness. The sleep calculator helps pick times to fall asleep and wake up to allow for full 90 minute sleep cycles.

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    Itwouldseemthatsleepingisasimpleactivityyoupowerdown,regenerateoverseveralhoursandwake
    upfullyrecharged.Well,whilethisworksforyourbatterypoweredelectronics,humanshaveadifferent,
    morecomplicatedsysteminplace.
    Assoonasyoufallasleep,yourconsciousnessdriftsawayandyourbrainslowsdown.Brainwaves
    frequencygoesdownfromwhatwecallalpha(813Hz)totheta(48Hz)andfinallydelta(14Hz)
    frequencybands.ThesearethreeNREM(NonREM)stagesofsleep.Whenyou'reinyourdeepestsleep,i.e.
    instage3ofNREM,yourbrainoscillatesmuchslowerandislessperceptibletostimulilikelightorsound.
    Thismeansit'smoredifficulttowakeupsomeonewho'sintheSlowWaveSleep.
    Yourbraindoesn'tstayinthedeepsleepforlongwithin90minutesitspeedsupbacktothetaandthento
    alphawaves.ThisiswhenthemagichappensandyouswitchfromNREMtoREMsleep.REMstandsfor
    RapidEyeMovementanddescribesthedreamingphaseofyoursleep.Yourbodyismoreorlessparalysed,
    butyoureyesmoverapidly.Interestinglyenough,whileyourbrainwavesfrequencyismuchhigherthanit
    waswhenyouwereinthedeepsleepphase,it'sevenhardertowakeyouup.
    AftersometimeinthedreamingREMphaseyoufallbackintodeepersleepandthecyclerepeats.Usually
    eachcycletakesabout90minutes.
    WhenthealarmclockwakesusupsuddenlyfromdeepsleeporinterruptstheREMphase,ourbodydoesn't
    appreciateit.Wecanfeelunrested,groggyandcrankyforagoodpartoftheday.Thebestoptionistowake
    upwhenwenaturallydrifttothelightersleepphasesandourbrainisonthebrinkofconsciousness,sothe
    pathtowakefulnessismuchshorter.
    Thesleepcalculatorabovehelpsyoupickthebestmomenttogotosleepandthetimetowakeupsothatthe
    timebetweenthemallowsforseveralfull90minutesleepcycles.
    Youcanuseitintwoways:ifyou'regoingtosleepnow,youcancalculatetheoptimaltimetowakeup;ifon
    theotherhandyouhavetogetupataspecifichour,itwilltellyouwhenisthenextwindowforyoutogetto
    bed.

    Sinceyou'llbesleepinglightly,youcanusegentlealarms(likeawakeuplamporquiet,softmusic)towake
    upnaturally.Ifyouneed,youcanalwayssetasecondary,appropriatelyloudalarmforacoupleminuteslater
    tomakesureyoudon'toversleep.

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